dram

/dræm/ (bre, ipa) · /dræm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdram/ (ame, mw)

dram — 名詞

  • dramsingular
  • dramsplural

1. a short pour of a spirit, usually whisky, that people share or offer as a small

1.名詞B2
釋義

小杯烈酒

一小杯烈酒，尤指威士忌，待客或分享時飲用

a short pour of a spirit, usually whisky, that people share or offer as a small friendly gesture — the kind you might have after a meal or when welcoming someone in from the cold

例句

Hamish poured a dram of whisky for every guest who arrived at the farmhouse.

Hamish 為每位來到農舍的客人倒了一小杯威士忌。

collocation: a dram of whisky

After the long walk through the rain, Freya warmed herself with a dram of brandy.

在雨中長途步行後，Freya 喝了一小杯白蘭地暖暖身子。

同義詞
  • shot

    standard bar measure of about 44 ml, widely used in American English for any spirit

  • nip

    an even smaller quick drink, informal, often taken in one swallow

  • tot

    small measure of rum, strongly associated with British naval tradition

文法句型

a dram of + noun

用法筆記

Common in Scottish and Irish English, where 'a wee dram' is a familiar phrase. Elsewhere the word sounds old-fashioned or consciously Scottish.

常見錯誤

❌He poured himself a dram of beer.
✅He poured himself a dram of whisky.
💡A dram is for spirits such as whisky or brandy, not beer or wine.

2. a small historical unit for weighing powders or measuring liquids — about as muc

2.名詞C2
釋義

打蘭

舊制重量或容量單位，等於八分之一液盎司

a small historical unit for weighing powders or measuring liquids — about as much as one eighth of a fluid ounce — once standard in pharmacies and old cookbooks

例句

The Victorian cookbook instructed the reader to add two drams of ground nutmeg to the pudding.

那本維多利亞時代的食譜指示讀者在布丁中加入兩打蘭的肉豆蔻粉。

historical use: old recipe measurement

At the museum, Yuna studied a pharmacist's brass scale that weighed substances down to the dram.

在博物館裡，Yuna 研究了一台能秤到打蘭精度的藥劑師黃銅天平。

文法句型

[number] drams of + noun

用法筆記

Now encountered mainly in historical documents, antique recipes, and museum displays. Modern recipes use millilitres, teaspoons, or grams instead.

3. the national currency of Armenia, divided into one hundred luma — used for all e

3.名詞C2
釋義

德拉姆

亞美尼亞的貨幣單位，一德拉姆等於一百盧馬

the national currency of Armenia, divided into one hundred luma — used for all everyday buying and selling across the country

例句

Ani changed fifty euros at the airport counter and received a thick stack of Armenian drams.

Ani 在機場櫃檯換了五十歐元，拿到厚厚一疊亞美尼亞德拉姆。

collocation: Armenian drams

A warm flatbread from the bakery in Yerevan cost the family just two hundred drams.

Yerevan 那家麵包店的一塊熱麵餅，只花了這家人兩百德拉姆。

文法句型

[number] drams

用法筆記

Introduced in 1993 after Armenian independence. Not related to the drink or measurement senses — it shares only the historical Greek root word.

常見錯誤

❌I paid in Armenian dollars.
✅I paid in Armenian drams.
💡Armenia uses the dram, not the dollar or euro.

dram — 縮寫